"Criterion #13 We The School Staff Are One With The School
Board (Aligns
with SDP element #12)
With School
Boards having become an integral part of government schools Tom wanted the
whole staff to be able to demonstrate how they work effectively with the School
Board and the parent body at large. The
students belong to the parents and there was to be no preaching to them on how
to bring up their sons and daughters. It had all gone well beyond the old P
& C-as-money-maker mentality. The
School Board members needed to know that they were a vital contributor to the
decisions within their brief. The
parents at large should feel that their views about their student child’s
schooling were valued through regular consultation and the provision of
participatory opportunities.
Criterion #14 Our School Has Reassuring And Necessary OHS Procedures
(Aligns with SDP element #20)
An effective school had clear and
efficient occupational health and safety policies and evaluation processes to
ascertain whether these work. Tom knew from experience that the OHS
policies needed to cover local council building requirements; building evacuation plans;
managing crisis events like fire or earthquake; first aid and sick bay
provision; excursion policies; workers’ compensation; drug and alcohol
policies; fire precautions especially smoke alarms and working fire
extinguisher equipment; easily accessible emergency service contact numbers;
allergy precautions; canteen hygiene and food quality and all equipment being
in good working order."
Next post will be about change within a school community, which over the years, has been a big issue for Tom and GD.
May the Force be with you!
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